Character, I am sure, lies in the genes.

In sleep, you are safe from the revolting mechanics of living and being a prey to outrageous fortune.

My life has been tragic and disastrous since birth.

Character, I am sure, lies in the genes.

Corrupt citizens breed corrupt rulers, and it is the mob who finally decides when virtue shall die.

Saints rarely have friends; they are usually hated and derided, for they love and love is always rejected by hard-hearted men....saints do not advertise themselves; good men do not seek out a name in the world....the saints did what they did almost in stealth, asking nothing except that men love God.

An honest politician is either a hypocrite - or he is doomed.